Town Talk

Thank you to the Chamber of Commerce and the City of Stroud for another great Christmas parade. There was a nice crowd and a fun time was had by all. The parade had a total of 38 entrants. Projects like this take lots of work from everyone involved. Stroud is lucky to have such great volunteers.

McLoud starting track program

McLoud High School is reviving its track program for the first time in more than 30 years and Coach Wayne Jaggers says he is really excited. Jaggers returned to McLoud this year after having taught and coached at several schools in Oklahoma and Texas since he left here in 2003.

A different location this year

Last week’s Thanksgiving marked the first time Pat and I had celebrated the holiday out of town, away from our home. Pat and I have been married more than 43 years so that’s kind of a milestone for us.

Thanksgiving

It’s Thanksgiving time again. We are reminded that we should be thankful and grateful at this time of year for everything the Good Lord has provided us. Once again we are really excited because we’ll be with our daughter Meghan, her husband Terry and their son Liam, (our grandson).

Editorial

Law enforcement officers face enough obstacles in doing their jobs each day that they shouldn’t have to keep arresting the same criminals over and over. Thinking about it further, that seems counter productive. That’s what’s happening though, in some cases recently, in Lincoln County.

Town Talk

December is just around the corner and with it comes lots of Christmas festivities. To kick things off there will be an Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest. Come to the Route 66 Pavilion on December 4th at 5:45 p.m., right before the Christmas parade.

Playing music

I dropped the needle of my sister’s record player onto the spinning vinyl. There was a crackle, maybe two, then it was the ringing banjo of Earl Scruggs and I was officially and forever hooked.

Honoring Veterans Day

We celebrated Veterans Day a week ago today. Personally, I think it’s one of the greatest holidays there is that this country observes. The nation took time today to honor all the brave men and women who have been, and those who still are, willing to serve their country.

Town Talk

I attended a great meeting last week hosted by Jon Lowry and Lana Shafer of AVEM Health Partners, our local hospital management company. It was a monthly meeting in a series we have been having with regards to an action plan for Stroud.

Town Talk

A representative from Adventure Golf out of Michigan stopped by this past Sunday on his way to Texas for a hunting trip. He checked out our golf course and answered some questions we had about the set-up of the course.